In 2006, under the leadership of Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Party and the Municipal Government, Shanghai has launched the third round of Three-year Environmental Action Plan to implement State Council¡¯s Resolution on Promoting Scientific Development Principle and strengthening Environmental Protection (hereinafter referred to as The Resolution), as well as the guidance of the Sixth National Environmental Protection Conference. The third round of Three-year Environmental Action Plan is in line with the aims set in the Eleventh Five-year Master Plan and the theme of ¡°Better City, Better Life¡± for 2010 World Expo. The major measures of the Action Plan include implementing Environmental Impact Assessment mechanism and mass load control for pollution emissions, and promoting energy conservation and the development of environmentally friendly city.

With great efforts, Shanghai has made a significant progress in environmental protection in 2006.

Comprehensive implementation of the Resolution. A dedicated ¡°Senior Official Seminar on the Resolution¡± followed right after the Resolution. In addition, the Municipal Government released a concrete proposal for implementing the Resolution ( full text seen in the appendix), highlighting environmental protection as a

strategic solution to optimizing economic development, guaranteeing public health and promoting social harmony.

According to the general requirement on the mass load control of pollutants specified in the next five years, Shanghai Environmental